| Description | Proofs of George Orwell's work, 1932-1953, comprising Victor Gollancz Ltd uncorrected proof of 'Confessions of a down and out in London and Paris', 1932; Victor Gollancz Ltd uncorrected second proof of 'The road to Wigan pier', 1937; Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd corrected proofs of 'The lion and the unicorn', 1940, 1941; Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd corrected proofs of 'Critical essays', 1945; Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd corrected proof of 'Coming up for air', 1947; Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd uncorrected proof of 'Burmese days', 1948; Martin Secker and Warburg Ltd one uncorrected proof and two corrected proofs of 'Nineteen eighty-four', 1949; Harcourt Brace & Co, advance review copy of 'Nineteen eighty-four', 1949; Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd uncorrected proof of 'England your England', 1953; loose proofs of 'Animal farm', 1943-1944, 'Critical essays', 1945, 'Coming up for air', 1947, and introduction to 'The position of Peggy Harper' by Leonard Merrick, 1948. |